Английская Википедия:2001 Gopalganj Roman Catholic church bombing
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox terrorist attack On 3 June 2001, during Sunday mass, a bomb exploded at the Most Holy Redeemer Church in the parish of Baniarchor in Gopalganj District, Bangladesh. The bombing killed 10 people and injured 26 people.[1][2]
Background
Bangladesh is a Muslim majority country where the catholic population is 0.3 percent of the population.[1] Religiously motivated attacks against the Christian community had been described as "rare".[3][4]
Attack
The bombs exploded at the Catholic church at Banaripara of Gopalganj district. Ten people were killed at the explosion. Gopalganj is the home district of then Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina. The police suspected Islamists.[5][6] The church was holding its weekly prayers when the bomb went off.[7]
Investigation
According to media reports Shaikh Abdur Rahman the leader of the terrorist group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh confessed to the police that his group was behind the bombing of the church.[8] Mufti Abdul Hannan chief of Harkatul Jihad al-Islami (Huji) Bangladesh was taken into remand over the bombing.[7]
Reactions
Michael Rosario the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Bangladesh described the attack as "barbaric" and hoped the government would find the perpetrators.[4]
References
- Английская Википедия
- History of Bangladesh (1971–present)
- Terrorist incidents in Bangladesh in 2001
- Terrorist incidents in Bangladesh
- Islamic terrorist incidents in 2001
- Improvised explosive device bombings in Asia
- Mass murder in 2001
- 2001 murders in Bangladesh
- Massacres of Christians
- Gopalganj District, Bangladesh
- Church bombings by Islamists
- Terrorism in Bangladesh
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